Celeron J4125 vs Xeon D-1531

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1160	1856
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	1.48
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data
Current price	$2360 (6.8x MSRP)	$550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J4125 has 492% better value for money than Xeon D-1531.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and Celeron J4125.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	32	6
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	+	-
UART	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1531 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 153% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.84	1.91
Recency	1 November 2015	4 November 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

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